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Ecuador: Chevron contesting US$ 8.6 billion fine for Amazon pollution, calls case an “extortion scheme”
15 Feb 11
A court in Ecuador has fined US oil multinational Chevron US$ 8.6 billion for polluting a large part of the country’s Amazon region. Speaking to the BBC, company spokesperson Kent Robertson said the case was an “extortion scheme”, blaming Ecuador’s …Continue reading →
1st Regional Forum on Water Integrity, San Salvador, El Salvador, 16-18 February 2011
11 Jan 11
Organised by: Water Integrity Network (WIN), RRASCA (Regional Network for Water and Sanitation in Central America), FANCA (Fresh Water Action Network Central America), the Regional Committee of Alianza por el Agua and GWP (Global Water Partnership) Central America Theme: Water …Continue reading →
Dominican Republic: Nine Cholera Cases
01 Dec 10
The number of cases of cholera rose to nine in Dominican Republic, according to the authorities after the detection of two more people in the northern province of Santiago. They are an 11-month-old girl and a man of 25, both …Continue reading →
Haiti: US$ 10 million World Bank grant to bolster efforts against cholera, WHO warns that 400,00 could be affected
25 Nov 10
In response to the cholera outbreak in Haiti, the World Bank is preparing a US$ 10 million Cholera Emergency Grant as part its US$ 479 million reconstruction support. As of 22 November 2010 the outbreak has caused 1,523 deaths and …Continue reading →
Bolivia: US$126mn CAF loan for water and irrigation projects
25 Nov 10
The Bolivian government has approved a US$ 126 million 14-year loan from Andean Development Cooperation (CAF) for water and irrigation project (PROAR) as part of a five-year programme. Over 600,00 people will get new (400,000 people) or improved (200,000) access …Continue reading →
Bolivia, Santa Cruz: mayor “re-municipalises” town water supply in San Miguel de Velasco
15 Nov 10
The mayor of San Miguel de Velasco in Santa Cruz department, Pedro Damián Dorado, has proposed to “re-municipalise” the town’s water supply, due to poor management and quality of the service. The mayor expressed anger at the current water operator …Continue reading →
Haiti: hygiene promotion is key to preventing nationwide cholera epidemic, says Save the Children as death toll passes 900
15 Nov 10
As the death toll from Haiti’s cholera epidemic reached 917 on 12 November 2010, Save the Children says the best way to reduce the disease’s spread is to arm people with information and supplies to improve hygienic practices. Cholera has reached …Continue reading →
Jamaica: Story in the Observer forced NWC into action
10 Nov 10
A front page story in the newspaper the Observer urged the National Water Commission (NWC) to quickly repair a freshwater pipe and begin work on a ruptured sewer main that for two weeks had caused great discomfort to residents of Waterford in Portmore, St Catherine. Continue reading →
Haiti: unarmed in the fight against cholera, death toll passes 500
08 Nov 10
Safe water and sanitation, vital tools to combat the current cholera epidemic, are absent in most communities in Haiti, reports IRIN. The death toll rose to 501 on 6 November 2010, up from 442 on 3 November, and hospitalisations for …Continue reading →
Honduras, Tegucigalpa: rationing will continue in 2011
04 Nov 10
In order to ensure drinking water supply during the summer of 2011, officials of the national water authority SANAA (Servicio Autónomo Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillado) to continue rationing. Ricardo Velasquez, SANAA’s assistant manager, said water would only be supplied …Continue reading →
